Poselli Vitaliano (Βιταλιάνο Ποζέλι)

(Sicily 1838-1918)The most famous italian architect who lived and worked in Thessaloniki in the last quarter of the 19th century.It can easily be said that he was the official architect of the Ottoman Administration of Thessaloniki for a period of almost thirty years (1880-1910) and also one of the most prolific architects of the city.He initially lived in Constantinople and worked for the Sultan, but after 1885 he moved to Thessaloniki where he was engaged in various projects both public and private for nearly all the religious groups of the city.